Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 vs MSI RX VEGA 56 8G

22specifications compared
17differ
5identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI RX VEGA 56 8G has 2,432 more CUDA cores than the ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 (3584 vs 1152). The ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 has 350 MHz more processor frequency than the MSI RX VEGA 56 8G (1506 MHz vs 1156 MHz). The ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 has 237 MHz more processor boost clock speed than the MSI RX VEGA 56 8G (1708 MHz vs 1471 MHz). Graphics processor family: NVIDIA on the ASUS GeForce GTX 1060, AMD on the MSI RX VEGA 56 8G. Graphics processor: GeForce GTX 1060 on the ASUS GeForce GTX 1060, Radeon RX Vega 56 on the MSI RX VEGA 56 8G.

Graphics processor family
- GeForce GTX 1060:NVIDIA
- RX VEGA 56 8G:AMD
Graphics processor
- GeForce GTX 1060:GeForce GTX 1060
- RX VEGA 56 8G:Radeon RX Vega 56
CUDA cores
- GeForce GTX 1060:1152
- RX VEGA 56 8G:3584
Processor frequency
- GeForce GTX 1060:1506 MHz
- RX VEGA 56 8G:1156 MHz
Processor boost clock speed
- GeForce GTX 1060:1708 MHz
- RX VEGA 56 8G:1471 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- GeForce GTX 1060:3 GB
- RX VEGA 56 8G:8 GB
Graphics card memory type
- GeForce GTX 1060:GDDR5
- RX VEGA 56 8G:High Bandwidth Memory (HBM)
Memory bus
- GeForce GTX 1060:192 bit
- RX VEGA 56 8G:2048 bit

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Comparison of GeForce GTX 1060, RX VEGA 56 8G
36 specifications	A ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 View product	B MSI RX VEGA 56 8G View product
Processor5 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	NVIDIA	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTX 1060	Radeon RX Vega 56
CUDA	Yes	Yes
CUDA coresDiffers	1152	3584
Processor frequencyDiffers	1506 MHz	1156 MHz
Processor boost clock speedDiffers	1708 MHz	1471 MHz
Maximum displays per videocard	4	4
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	7680 x 4320 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	3 GB	8 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR5	High Bandwidth Memory (HBM)
Memory busDiffers	192 bit	2048 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 3.0	PCI Express x16
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	2	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers	2	3
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI versionKnown for one	2.0b	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPort versionKnown for one	1.4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
PhysXKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.0
OpenGL version	4.5	4.5
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Number of fans	1 fan(s)	1 fan(s)
Power2 differ
Minimum system power supplyDiffers	500 W	650 W
Supplementary power connectorsDiffers	1x 6-pin	2x 8-pin
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.09 kg
LengthDiffers	183 mm	280 mm
DepthDiffers	38 mm	40 mm
HeightDiffers	121 mm	127 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.67 kg

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